SD—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

South Dakota

687 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-12 and 2025-10-28, 648 OSHA inspections, and 6,255 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in South Dakota.

687Severe injuries

557Hospitalizations

648OSHA inspections

6,255Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in South Dakota

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Smithfield Foods 14 2 Agtegra Cooperative 8 3 New Angus, LLC 8 4 CHS, Inc. 6 5 Dakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C. 6 6 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. 6 7 3M 5 8 Neiman Enterprises, Inc. 5 9 Sanford Health 5 10 Sanford Medical Center 5

Example incidents

Simon Contractors of South Dakota, Inc. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-10-28 · Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
An employee was moving a tensile strength test device with a dolly. The device fell from the dolly onto the employee's right leg, causing a compound fracture.
Agtegra Cooperative LEOLA, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-10-25 · Struck by falling object unspecified
An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.
Martin Brower Distribution Center SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-10-15 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
Masonry Components, Inc. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-10-09 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up location unspecified
A skid loader backed over an employee's leg, breaking it.
Mayfield Truss, LLC WILLOW LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-10-01 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.
Club Demonstration Services, Inc. SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-09-21 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee slipped and fell outside, landing on her hip on concrete. The hip was broken and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.